286: Titan

Xun Xiuyuan walked straight in one direction until he reached the end.

The so-called end was merely a transparent barrier that appeared before him. Through the barrier, Xun Xiuyuan could see the situation outside: exotic beasts were everywhere, and slaughter was rampant.

At this moment, Xun Xiuyuan was staring at a large rhinoceros outside the barrier, eye to eye.

Xiao Xuan's voice rang in Xun Xiuyuan's mind: "It really is a grand formation. We're trapped inside someone's grand formation. And it's a grand formation that drains life force."

As for the draining of life force, Xun Xiuyuan didn't care at all. The energy provided by the small universe within him was terrifyingly abundant, so he didn't even notice that tiny bit of life force loss.

He reached out and touched the barrier in front of him. The World Power of his entire internal starry universe surged into the barrier through Xun Xiuyuan's hand.

Soon, the stable barrier flickered with light, as if it would shatter at any moment.

Titan was lying on the ground, slowly absorbing the life force drawn by the grand formation to repair his divine body.

The last battle had damaged the foundation of his Great Dao; his internal World was shattered, making recovery impossible. However, in this secret realm, he could slow down the loss of his life force.

He hoped to endure until the next great battle and personally kill his enemy.

Suddenly, Titan raised his head and looked towards the grand formation in the far distance.

To conserve energy, he didn't even use teleportation. He slowly got up and walked towards the grand formation's barrier.

Xun Xiuyuan knew that his power could easily break this barrier, but he didn't shatter it immediately. Instead, he withdrew his hands.

Xiao Xuan, who had finally woken up, seemed to have become a chatterbox: "Master, why aren't you breaking the formation?"

Xun Xiuyuan said, conflicted: "I don't know if breaking the formation will affect the entire secret realm. I don't want to end up unable to leave."

Xiao Xuan laughed: "How is that possible? In any realm, as long as one's strength is great enough, one can leave. Just like a space like the Abyss, a Quasi-God Realm expert can tear open the realm wall and leave. Even in the Extraterritorial Battlefield, as long as one reaches a certain realm, they can still tear open the cosmic wall and leave the Yuan Ling Universe. So, there's no such thing as a realm one can't leave."

Xun Xiuyuan understood the principle, but he dared not gamble. He wanted to find a more secure method and only try that if there were no other options.

"The space in this secret realm is very stable; I can't tear it open."

During his flight, Xun Xiuyuan had made many attempts.

Xiao Xuan said: "Hmm, the Law of Space here has been reinforced. It should be a secret realm with an owner."

No sooner had Xiao Xuan spoken than a massive figure arrived outside the barrier opposite Xun Xiuyuan. The countless exotic beasts scattered and fled.

For Titan, those exotic beasts were merely his cultivated food.

However, when he saw Xun Xiuyuan inside the barrier, his astonished expression was hard to conceal.

"Human?"

His voice was like a thunderous roar, deafening. Titan spoke directly.

Xun Xiuyuan nodded: "Yes!"

Titan asked, puzzled: "How did you get in?"

Xun Xiuyuan didn't know how to explain, so he retorted: "Where is this? Who are you?"

Titan naturally saw that the human opposite him was a Heavenly God, but the shaking of the barrier just now was clearly not something a Heavenly God could cause.

"Heavenly God?"

Titan didn't answer Xun Xiuyuan's question and continued to inquire.

The two, one inside and one outside, distrusted each other, so naturally, they could only ask probing questions.

Titan's realm was the Great Saint Realm. If the other party was merely a Heavenly God, then a single breath would make him vanish into thin air.

However, if the other party was a Heavenly God in disguise, then the heavily injured Titan did not want to fight him. His only goal now was to preserve his strength, bide his time, and deliver a fatal blow to his powerful enemy.

Xun Xiuyuan answered this question quite readily: "Hmm, I am a Heavenly God."

Xun Xiuyuan wasn't lying. Previously, it was because the Law of Time hadn't merged, so he kept improving his spiritual power without breaking through to the God King Realm.

But now, it was because he lacked too much exotic beast value to advance to the God King Realm. The key was that after advancing to God King, the exotic beast value required to restore his own state increased tenfold. So, for Xun Xiuyuan, the lower his realm, the stronger his combat power, unless he had so much exotic beast value in the future that it didn't matter, then he would advance to the God King Realm.

Titan was silent for a long time before asking: "Tell me your origin, and I won't make things difficult for you."

Xun Xiuyuan was trapped here and eager to get out. After a moment's thought, he replied: "I am a disciple of the Yuan Ling Sect."

He heard that the Yuan Ling Sect was very powerful, so claiming to be a disciple of the Yuan Ling Sect would probably be better.

Xun Xiuyuan thought so.

Titan was stunned. Can you lie more convincingly? A disciple of the Yuan Ling Sect doesn't recognize him.

His own sculpture was in the center of the basin, one of the four Guardian Saint Beasts of the sect.

Titan was taken aback by Xun Xiuyuan's lie; he didn't even know how to react.

However, Titan had already confirmed that this human should be from the Yuan Ling Universe. Humans from outside wouldn't dare to claim to be disciples of the Yuan Ling Sect.

The bored Titan said with a chuckle: "So it's a distinguished disciple of the Yuan Ling Sect. May I ask which Saint's disciple you are? I am quite familiar with the Saints of the Yuan Ling Sect."

Xun Xiuyuan was full of lies, but Titan spoke only the truth.

Xun Xiuyuan was stunned on the spot. This big guy knew people from the Yuan Ling Sect, which meant he wasn't too far from the Yuan Ling Universe, or perhaps hadn't left the Yuan Ling Universe at all.

Xiao Xuan had told Xun Xiuyuan that the time tide had a high probability of throwing the Ling Tian Pagoda out of the Yuan Ling Universe.

So Xun Xiuyuan had always thought he was very far from the Yuan Ling Universe. Now, knowing that he was very likely still within the Yuan Ling Universe's range, Xun Xiuyuan was very happy.

Since the big guy opposite him knew many Saints of the Yuan Ling Sect, he wouldn't lie anymore.

"I am a human from the Extraterritorial Battlefield, hoping to enter the Yuan Ling Sect, but I haven't succeeded yet."

Xun Xiuyuan stated his true situation, then immediately asked: "How do I leave here?"

Titan was silent for a moment, then said: "Leaving is very simple. Defeat me, and you can leave through the secret realm entrance. However, after leaving, you will appear directly inside the Yuan Ling Sect. Going out like that would mean death for you; illegal entry is a capital offense."

Xun Xiuyuan was speechless.

Titan then said: "There's another path, one that no one has succeeded on for tens of thousands of years. Do you want to try it?"

Xun Xiuyuan said: "What path?"

Titan's face showed a look of recollection as he said: "It's the trial path set up by my master. Heavenly God Realm experts participate, but the final opponent is a True Saint Realm expert, so no one has ever succeeded."

At this point, Titan looked at Xun Xiuyuan again: "Are you willing to try?"

Titan's sect had few disciples, so he left a trial here, hoping to find a suitable disciple.

But at this moment, he didn't know how long his lifespan could last.

Combined with Xun Xiuyuan's power, which Titan could sense, this idea suddenly came to him.

Xun Xiuyuan thought for a moment and said: "I can leave if I pass?"

Titan said: "The trial path, although within this secret realm, will directly lead you out of the secret realm upon completion. You could appear anywhere in the Yuan Ling Universe randomly. That depends on your luck. However, if you can pass the trial, your strength should be comparable to a True Saint, so as long as you're not teleported to the heartland of the Yuan Ling Sect, you should be safe."

Xun Xiuyuan looked at the big guy in front of him and didn't agree directly. Instead, he placed his hands on the barrier, and with the full eruption of World Power, the barrier shattered instantly.